Pune

Horse riding
Shankarwadi, NH4 - Bombay Pune Highway, Talegaon D

And go out for horse treks with digvijay pratishthan (http://www.digvijaypratis...).

Japalouppe Equestrian Center
somatne phata, mumbai pune highway, talegaon Dabhade
9890920183
6:00 am to 7:00 pm

Punes Premier Riding school, Japalouppe is spread out over a picturesque 19 acres, with a team of 60 horses catering to a wide skill set of riders, from basic trotting and school work to advanced jumping and dressage.

Gliding Centre Pune

(http://www.glidingcentre.in). go for a joy ride in a glider and experience flying like a bird. get an aerial view of pune at a very nominal cost of rs 187 only. you can also learn to fly gliders at the gliding centre, which is india's oldest and till date the most active hub for gliding. the centre is located at hadapsar on the eastern side of the city. flying activity is conducted from sunday through thursday.

Paragliding School & Flying Club

(http://www.flynirvana.com). located an hrs drive from pune at kamshet learn to para-glide with nirvana india's oldest and largest residential paragliding school . flying activity is on from october - june .

Panshet Water Park

At a nearby dam, the tourism department has setup a water sports park.

Bird Watching:

Tourists can enjoy boating and bird viewing in some of the city parks of pune. migratory parks can viewed throughout the year in pune. if tourists can make it on the right time they can view many migrated birds in the parks.

Trekking:

Bhimashankar wildlife sanctuary in pune, offers a thrilling and amazing trekking experience for the nature lovers. this wildlife sanctuary has two trekking trails available seedi ghat and ganpati ghat, out of these two ganpati ghat is a longer and less dangerous trekking path.

Festivals

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Pune has a full calendar of events, ranging from Classical Music to Rock Concerts. However, Pune's most famous festival is the Pune Festival, which is held during the Ganesha Mahotsav.

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Ganesh Mahotsav

The Ganesh Mahotsav initiated by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, today is celebrated with great enthusiasm, as city interiors almost remain blocked for ten days. Pune has more than 2000 mandals with Dagdusheth Halwai being the biggest and most famous one.

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Sawai Gandharva

Which started back in the 1960s, has had every indian and international artist perform and has given rise to a number of budding ones too. it is held in the months of december from dawn to dusk over three days.

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Osho Festival

The Osho Festival is another international crowd puller in Pune. Held in the Osho Aashram in Koregaon Park, disciples and followers of Bhagwaan Rajneesh make it a point to attend this festival.

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Chaturshringi Fair

The Chaturshringi Fair is an annual event. It is held overnight on Navratri at Senapati Bapat Road. Giant-wheels are the main attractions but the food sold at the stalls is delicious too.

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Pune International Film Festival

The Pune International Film Festival (http://www.puneinternatio...) - takes place annually and attracts some splendid films from around the world. This festival which generally takes place in January, lasts for a week and is a treat for film lovers in the city.

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A number of College festivals have become very commercialised, but still attract big crowds and a very high degree of competition from colleges all over Pune. Verve organised by Express Youth Forum is the biggest inter-collegiate cultural festival in India while Concepts organized by the Pune Institute of Computer Technology PICT is a very popular engineering technical event.So all year round, there is enough excitement to keep Puneites and tourists on their toes!